Introduction to Africa

man-made waterway separating Asia and Africa

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

largest sand desert in the world

• Sahara Desert

• Sahel Desert

• Arabian Desert

• Gobi Desert

ancient paper used by the Egyptians

• papermate

• cuneiform

• scarce

• papyrus

region drained by a river system

• desert

• rift valley

• basin

• savanna

grassland area

• savanna

• basin

• rift valley

• desert

a water route to move people or goods easily

• savanna

• basin

• rift valley

• transportation corridor

Many African rivers are non-navigable because of --

• valleys

• cataracts

• capes

• deserts

West Africa has an abundance of this resource--

• oil

• coal

• water

• pineapples

South Africa has an abundance of this resource--

• oil

• coal

• water

• diamonds

a group of merchants traveling together

• farmers

• gondolas

• caravans

• subsistence farmers